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Maestro's Blog: Brian Dallow 1943-2024

Brian Frederick Dallow 1943–2024

How does one even begin to acknowledge the debt one owes to a dear friend who helped you found a professional symphony orchestra? Having just been appointed assistant conductor of…

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Inside Music radio show on WWFM.org. This episode features Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6.

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In this episode of Inside Music, host George Marriner Maull explores the exciting ride in which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky takes listeners in the third movement of his Symphony No. 6. Filled with exciting cymbal…

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Discover Mozart's Variations on a Familiar Tune. Sign up for your Free Listening Guide plus bonus content!

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Maestro's Monthly Blog "5 Minutes To Make You Love...."

Five Minutes That Will Make You Love…

Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Symphonies is the title of a July 7, 2021 article in The New York Times. This series of stories, appearing regularly in The…

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Upcoming event on May 11 at 5pm in Summit, NJ. The Discovery Orchestra and Keys 2 Success have collaborated to bring you: Discover Longing, exploring William Grant Still's "Longing" from his Afro-American Symphony.

Watch Now: “Discover Longing” Concert Event

We are excited to share the highlights from our recent outreach collaboration with Keys 2 Success, “Discover Longing.” Held on May 11, 2024, the event featured “Longing,” the first movement…

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Marvelous job, Maestro, as always! Thank you for doing such a splendid, insightful and careful deep-dive into the art and craftsmanship that Tchaikovsky, after much effort, put into creating this work. There really is no greater portrayal of young love in music than his Romeo and Juliet, and your thoughtfulness demonstrates it so admirably.

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